121 Media, LLC

121 Media, LLC is a private, family-owned local media company headquartered in Frisco, Texas. The company was founded by media industry veteran Rick Rogers and his wife, Elizabeth Rogers. In a notable expansion, 121 Media, LLC acquired 14 weekly newspaper titles and the digital assets of Star Local Media in January 2022. Public information on its employee count and revenue is not available.

The company operates as a hyper-local news and information provider serving communities in the northern and eastern suburbs of Dallas. Its primary operations include the publication of weekly newspapers and the management of the news website starlocalmedia.com. The group's publications include titles such as the Plano Star Courier, Frisco Enterprise, and McKinney Courier-Gazette. 121 Media also offers a suite of marketing solutions for local businesses, including print advertising, digital marketing, and e-mail newsletters.

As a defendant in its only tracked patent case, 121 Media, LLC fits the profile of an operating company defending against patent assertions. The case, brought by Authentixx LLC, was filed in the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Southern, Northern, and Western Districts of Texas, which includes venues known for significant patent litigation dockets.

The suit against 121 Media is part of a broad litigation campaign initiated by Authentixx LLC, an entity that has sued nearly 50 companies since early 2023 over a single patent related to webpage authentication. According to litigation analysis firm RPX, Authentixx is a non-practicing entity (NPE), meaning it generates revenue from patent licensing and enforcement rather than from producing its own goods or services. The case against 121 Media is one of many filed by Authentixx against a diverse group of companies in mid-2025.